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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2009
Applicants:
Benny D. Freeman, Austin, TX (US);
Ho Bum Park, Austin, TX (US);
Bryan D. Mccloskey, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Benny D. Freeman, Austin, TX (US);
Ho Bum Park, Austin, TX (US);
Bryan D. McCloskey, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 67/00 (2006.01); B01D 39/00 (2006.01); B01D 29/00 (2006.01); B01D 63/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention includes methods and compositions for liquid separation and water purification. The present invention includes a purification membrane having a polymer matrix purification membrane that has been treated with dopamine to form a polydopamine coated membrane with a high water flux and a high hydrophilicity.